The Portland daily press., 1887-05-04

ington without any suggestion Of pecuniary
Mr.. Adams proposals to Lord Clarendon
in 1886 were for mixed commission to agree
upon. and define by series of lines the lin
its which shall separate the exclusive from
the common rights Of fishing on the coasts
and seas adjacent to the British North
American colonies, In conformity with the
first article of the convention of 1918, said
lines to be regularly marked onX an na ndesr9
proposed i'm duplicate for the purpose To
agree nnon and establish such regulations as
may be necessary ana proper TO secure to
fishermen of the United States the privilege
of entering bays ana narDoIs 1or the .pur-
pose of shelter and repairing damage there
In. of purchasing wood and obtaining water.
to agree upoD and establish such restrictions
as NAV be necessary to prevent the abuse of
the privilege reserved by said convention to
the fishermen of the United States, and to
agree upon and recommend the penalties TO
be adiudged. and such proceedings and juris
diction as may be necessary to secure a
speedy trial and Judgment with as little ex-
pense as possible for the. violation of the
rights and transgression OF the limits and re-
which tSa %ag of MoTpns and
Fisheries declined to bring down copy of
the instructions to the fishery officers in
command of the fisheries. protection vessels
In the correspondence brought down this
evening they appear az tne close OF the vol
ume. Under date of April 10th, Mr.. Foster
says
You should be most careful. not to strain
the Interpretation of the law in the direction
of the interference with the rights and priv
ileges remaining to the United States fisher
men in Canadian waters under the conven-
tion of 1873 To this end the largest liberty
compatible with full protection of Cana
dian interests is to be granted the United
States fishing vessels in obtaining in our
waters shelter, repairs, wood and water.
Care should be taken tnat, while ayalllng
sells do not engage in any illegal practices.
and all proper supervision necessary to ac-
complish this object Is to be exercised, but it
is not deemed necessary that in order to af-
feet this an armed guard should be placed on
board, or that any reasonable communica-
tion with the shore should be prohibited. AT
ter the vessel has duly entered, unless suffi-
cient reasons appear for the exercise OF such
precautions in places where United States
fishing vessels are accustomed TO come into
Canadian waters for shelter only, the cap
tain of the cruiser which may be there is
authorized to take entry from, and grant
clearances to masters of such fishing vessels,
without requiring them to go on shore for
that purpose
The blank forms of entry and clearance
are furnished captains of cruisers. These,
on being filled in, are to be forwarded by the
captains of cruisers to the customs officer of
the port within whose jurisdiction is used.
In cases of distress, disaster, need of proyis-
ions for the homeward voyege, of sickness,or
death on board, any foreign fishing vessel,
all needful facilities are to be granted for
the relief, and both you and your officers
will be carrying out the wishes of the de-
partment in courteously, and freely giving
assistance in such instances.
The. above special instructions, while de-
signed with regard to the fullest recognition
of all lawful rights and reasonable liberties
to which the United States fishermen are en-
titled in Canadian waters, are not to be con-
Strued as authorizing lax enforcement of
the provisions Of the laws for the protection
of the Canadian fisheries Fishing, prepar-
ing to fish, procuring bait, trading or tran
shipping of cargoes by United States fishing
vessels within the three-mile limit are mani
fest violations of the convention of 1918, and
of the Imperial and Canadian statutes, and
in these cases your Instructions, which are
explicit, are to be faithfully followed.